Just adopting this eating habit can help prevent dementia.

If you want to stay healthy, the type of food you eat is important, but so is the way you eat it. Chewing your food slowly and thoroughly can help prevent various diseases. Let's explore how chewing thoroughly can benefit your health.

 

◇Prevents overeating and aids digestion

 

help The habit of chewing slowly and for a long time prevents overeating. Slow and prolonged chewing not only breaks down food into smaller pieces, but also produces a large amount of saliva. Saliva contains amylase, an enzyme that breaks down fat. This enzyme rapidly breaks down starch into sugar. When blood sugar levels reach a certain level, a signal indicating fullness is sent to the brain's satiety center.

 

Therefore, the more you chew, the fuller you feel, and the less you chew, the more easily you feel hungry. In fact, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, chewing almonds 25 to 40 times reduces hunger and improves nutrient absorption compared to chewing them 10 times.

Chewing slowly and for a long time also aids digestion. Amylase, a slightly alkaline substance, also plays a role in maintaining the acidity of the stomach and duodenum at an appropriate level. Therefore, it effectively prevents the highly acidic gastric acid secreted from affecting the esophagus and duodenum, causing esophagitis, ulcers, and gastritis.

 

Dementia prevention

 

Chewing your food thoroughly can reduce the risk of dementia. Jaw movement increases blood flow to the brain, supplying the brain with more oxygen, improving memory and concentration and preventing dementia. In fact, a research team at Kyushu University in Japan announced the results of a study showing that the habit of not chewing food thoroughly slows blood circulation in the brain, increasing the risk of vascular dementia.

 

Meanwhile, when chewing food, keep your lips closed and chew thoroughly. If possible, chew each bite slowly, at least 32 times. Depending on the type of food, you may need to chew more. Swallow when you feel you've chewed enough to no longer feel the texture or shape of the food.

 

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When I look at someone... they really keep chewing steadily

There are a lot of them on TV too...

I think this is overeating,

I thought it was only related to digestion and diet.

 

Dementia prevention?? This is the first time I've seen this.